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The action-thriller stars Dane DeHaan and Sasha Calle. The Avenue announced today that its highly anticipated action-thriller, WARDRIVER, will make its world premiere in competition at the 2026 Cinequest Film Festival. The film will premiere in the festival’s “Thrills” section on March 14, 2026, at the California Theater in San Jose, followed by an additional screening on March 16 at The Alamo Drafthouse in San Jose.

Daisy Ridley is set to take the lead in upcoming action-thriller The Good Samaritan for Taken and Peppermint director Pierre Morel.

While factors such as genre, star power and built-in audience are important in acquiring or producing a successful film or series, gut instinct is also key, said panelists Nov. 12 during the 46th American Film Market in Los Angeles.

The film will be directed by novelist-turned-filmmaker Michael Idov and scripted by Michael and Lily Idov, the writing duo behind the German spy series hit Deutschland 89 and the recent Cannes title Leto.

With The Deputy, a gritty, darkly comic crime thriller directed by longtime friend and collaborator Matt Sukkar, Nicholson takes center stage for the first time.

Elsa Pataky (Fast & Furious franchise) is among several new additions to The Mark, the forthcoming spy thriller from director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom).

Highland Film Group has released a first-look image from action crime thriller The Deputy, which it represents for worldwide sales and screens at AFM.

The Casino Royale star trades shadows for sunlight in Just Play Dead, reuniting with Samuel L. Jackson for a deliciously dark game of love and betrayal.

Highland Film Group have released the first look at spy thriller The Mark, featuring Tom Hopper and Jessica Alba. Highland Film Group is handling international rights and co-financing the project alongside Aperture Media Partners, with production underway in Queensland, Australia.

The producing partners, who officially launched Lady Metalmark Entertainment two years ago, catch up ahead of AFM where Highland Film Group are handling international sales for their spy thriller The Mark.

LifeHack, the cyber heist thriller that premiered at SXSW earlier this year to critical acclaim, is now heading to the American Film Market, where Highland Film Group is launching international sales.

Australian actor Angus Sampson (Mad Max franchise) has joined Jessica Alba and Tom Hopper in the spy thriller The Mark from director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Other Boleyn Girl).

Tom Hopper (The Terminal List: Dark Wolf) is set to star opposite Jessica Alba in The Mark, the action thriller from director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), which we scooped in April.

A survival thriller starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel is heading to theaters later this year.

High school can really get under your skin, as Emile Hirsch is discovering in this exclusive first look image from the horror-comedy Lice.

Stranger Things breakout Dacre Montgomery (currently in Gus Van Sant’s festival bowing Dead Man’s Wire) is set to lead the cast of upcoming psychological thriller Moral Capacity alongside Oscar nominee Diane Lane, Oscar winner Tim Robbins and Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sofia Boutella.

The Marvel multiverse has grown massive over the last several decades, coming to include hundreds of recognizable actors as prominent heroes and villains therein. It seems almost every actor is involved in these comic book movies in some way, even if the other projects in their career tend to be less focused on franchises and big IP. Even Hailee Steinfeld, one of Hollywood's most promising up-and-coming actresses, has joined these films as both Kate Bishop/Hawkeye in the MCU and Spider-Gwen in the animated Spider-Verse movies.

Upcoming high school horror Lice — about a parasitic invasion of lice that hits Long Island — has added a couple of names to its cast.

A parasitic invasion of lice is set to hit Long Island in an upcoming feature described as a horror mashup of The Breakfast Club and Lord of the Flies.

Prometheus and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace and Past Lives breakout Teo Yoo are set to star in the espionage action thriller Stratagem.

In Rebecca Thomas’ Wardriver, which is being sold in the Cannes market by Highland Film Group, Sasha Calle portrays a femme fatale-type whose motivations are not all what they appear to be.

Highland Film Group has released the first image of Protector, starring Milla Jovovich as Nikki, a former war hero who thought she’d left her violent past behind for a peaceful life with her daughter, Chloe.

Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green and Maria Pedraza are set to star in upcoming thriller Just Play Dead

Highland Film Group has locked key international deals in all media for crime thriller The Deputy starring Duke Nicholson, William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish, Stephen Dorff, and Julia Fox as it continues sales in Cannes.

Jessica Alba (Trigger Warning) has signed on to lead action thriller The Mark, a spy flick set to begin production in Australia in July.

Descendent, an L.A.-set thriller about an elementary school security guard unraveling after a close encounter, has been picked up by RLJE Films ahead of the feature’s debut at SXSW. The distributor is setting a theatrical release for North America later in 2025. Highland Film Groups has taken international rights.

Horror maven David Blue Garcia (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tejano) is set to direct Mucho Mas Media’s upcoming horror-thriller Zeus.

Dane DeHaan is very relieved to finally be talking about Wardriver — the script first landed in his inbox a decade ago.

Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich is set to headline Protector, a Taken-esque action thriller that Highland Film is pitching to buyers at this year’s American Film Market. Adrian Grünberg (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo) is set to direct from a screenplay by Bong-Seeb Mun. Production is slated to begin this winter in New Mexico.

Highland Film Group has bolstered its AFM slate with international sales rights to romantic comedy The Pet-Nup on behalf of Rosario producers Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun of Mucho Mas Media.

Daisy Ridley has landed another lead role, this time in action thriller “Dedication” from Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale,” “GoldenEye”), reuniting with the director following their recent feature “Cleaner.”

Screen has obtained the first-look image from Justin Chadwick’s action thriller Sierra Madre starring Kiefer Sutherland, which has begun production in Colombia with a host of new cast additions. Highland Film Group continues worldwide sales at the AFM this week.

Highland Film Group has bulked up its AFM slate and acquired international sales rights to Fantasia entry Witchboard from The Mask director Chuck Russell.

Harvey Keitel (Bugsy, Pulp Fiction), Faye Dunaway (Bonnie & Clyde, Chinatown) and Cheech Marin (Nash Bridges) feature in an exclusive first-look image from the time travel romance movie Fate.

Sasha Calle, Mamoudou Athie and Jeffrey Donovan join Dane DeHaan in crime thriller Wardriver, directed by Rebecca Thomas and written by Daniel. The film is produced by Tim and Trevor White’s Star Thrower Entertainment alongside David M. Wulf, Daniel Casey, DeHaan and Highland Film Group, which is repping international at TIFF. CAA Media Finance has domestic.

Simon West‘s Old Guy, starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman and Lucy Liu, will make its world premiere as the opening night film at this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival.

West and Waltz are expected to attend the screening on Oct. 17, kicking off the 25th edition of the Festival from Oct. 17-24. The Avenue will release Old Guy in the spring of 2025.

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the full Industry Conference line-up running September 6-10 including the Perspectives panel series in partnership with Screen International.

Heather Graham is set to unleash fury in the wild west in upcoming horror thriller Place of Bones, and Bloody Disgusting has scored an exclusive sneak preview clip this afternoon.

The year is already filled with strong action movies from all around the world, and one of the standout under-the-radar entries just got added to Netflix. Land of Bad, a military action thriller starring Russell Crowe and the other two Hemsworth brothers, is a tense thrill ride with strong character beats and a typically grumpy Crowe performance.

The American Film Market’s debut trip to Las Vegas has, according to organizers, been well received by the industry, at least in terms of registrations.

Heather Graham is set to unleash fury in the wild west in upcoming horror thriller Place of Bones, and a brand new trailer unveiled via X.com teases some of the violence ahead.

British actor Janet Montgomery has landed a starring role as a young Faye Dunaway in Jonathan Baker’s supernatural love story Fate, a film that is shooting in Vancouver for Baker Entertainment.

Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Sully) is set to return to the Muzzle universe in action thriller Muzzle: City of Wolves.

The story centers on Sutherland’s Captain Jordan Wright and his squadron, who are granted leave from their mission to attend a crewmate’s wedding in Mexico. While there, festivities are interrupted by a murderous cartel, and, as Jordan attempts to lead his remaining men to safety, war breaks out between his squad and the cartel. Jordan has to engage in a full-scale battle to save his men.

Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to Sylvester Stallone (Tulsa King) action thriller Alarum from Highland Film Group.

Duke Nicholson (Us), William H. Macy (Fargo), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), Stephen Dorff (Blade), Jake Weary (Oh, Canada) and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) are set to star in action-Thriller The Deputy, which Highland Film Group is launching for the Cannes market.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Famke Janssen will star in Renny Harlin’s crime thriller The Postcard Killer for Highland Film Group, which is financing and handling sales.

Highland Film Group is launching international sales on the action film Alarum starring Sylvester Stallone, Scott Eastwood, and Willa Fitzgerald, which has just wrapped principal photography.

Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Mena Suvari (Grace and Grit) and Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong) have joined the cast of Fate The Movie, a suspenseful romance that’s being sold at Cannes this week by Highland Film Group.

Faye Dunaway (Bonnie & Clyde), Harvey Keitel (Bugsy) and Andrew McCarthy (The Blacklist) have signed on to star in Fate, a suspenseful, supernatural romance that will launch international sales via Highland Film Group at Cannes.

Terror strikes in the night for Nicolas Cage and his on-screen family in the official poster and a new lineup of stills for the actor’s upcoming sci-fi horror flick, Arcadian.

It’s been four years since The Avenue first launched, and the indie distributor just scored its first top 10 film with William Eubank’s Land of Bad.

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Impulse trailer for the upcoming action thriller movie from director Patrick Flaherty and Gravitas Ventures. The film will be released digitally and through cable on-demand on Tuesday, April 30.

The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy Old Guy, starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman.

Nicolas Cage plays a father of two in the throes of a dystopian world in EW's exclusive first look at the trailer for post-apocalyptic thriller Arcadian.

IGN can exclusively debut the trailer and poster for the upcoming crime-thriller Blood for Dust, starring Scoot McNairy (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones).

Highland Film Group shared a first look at London Calling, an action-comedy that reunites director Allan Ungar with star Josh Duhamel after the success of the action heist thriller Bandit.

Highland Film Group has announced a raft of territory sales on its possession horror Rosario starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian.

Highland Film Group has issued the first look on Silk Mass and Mucho Mas’s possession horror Rosario starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian and represents worldwide rights at the EFM.

Highland Film Group has locked key territory deals for sci-fi thriller The Astronaut from A Quiet Place producer Brad Fuller Pic stars Kate Mara (A Teacher), Laurence Fishburne (John Wick films) and Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate). The film wrapped shooting late last year in Ireland.

Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW, the Nicolas Cage thriller Arcadian has been acquired by RLJE Films, in a deal for North America, UK, Australia and Ireland rights. Also starring Jaeden Martell (It), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space), and Sadie Soverall (Saltburn), the film will be released in theaters on April 12, with a debut on Shudder and AMC+ to follow later in the year.

In a first look at the sci-fi thriller The Astronaut, star Kate Mara looks concerned as a recently Earth-bound NASA astronaut being held under surveillance.

London Calling, the action comedy from Canadian director Allan Ungar, stars Josh Duhamel as a mediocre hitman who accidentally kills a relative of a London crime boss, played by Aidan Gillen, and flees to Los Angeles. While the latter is an iconic city in which to set a buddy road movie, it is a difficult city to film in.

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Land of Bad trailer for the upcoming Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe-led action thriller. The film will be released exclusively in theaters on Friday, February 16. Tickets are now on sale.

South by Southwest’s 2024 edition just added some more star-studded movies in its second wave of programming including the highly anticipated Jordan Peele Monkeypaw production, Monkey Man, starring and directed by Dev Patel, the Sydney Sweeney nun movie Immaculate, the new Nicolas Cage horror movie Arcadian, and Musica starring Riverdale’s Camila Mendes.

An ex-homicide detective (Russell Crowe) with memory loss is forced to solve a brutal murder he can't recall. But as evidence uncovers secrets tied to his forgotten past, he is led to a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

The film pays homage to 1993's Posse, which stars Van Peebles and his late father Melvin. Whoopi Goldberg, Cedric The Entertainer, D.C. Young Fly, and more star in the movie.

Signature Entertainment has acquired the action comedy London Calling, starring Josh Duhamel (Transformers franchise), from Highland Film Group for release in the U.K. and Ireland.

Russell Crowe introduces the exclusive trailer premiere for Land of Bad, starring Liam Hemsworth, Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia.

Transformers actor Josh Duhamel is re-teaming with Canadian director Allan Ungar for the new action comedy London Calling, joined in the cast by Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen, It actor Jeremy Ray Taylor and Rick Hoffman (Showtime’s Billions, USA Network’s Suits).

Highland Film Group has boarded international sales for AFM on the ViX Original romantic comedy, Toronto and Morelia selection A Taste Of Christmas (aka El Sabor de la Navidad) produced by Salma Hayek.

High-concept horror film Rosario is getting a stellar cast. David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer), José Zúñiga (Twilight), Diana Lein (Fear the Walking Dead), Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman) and Emilia Faucher (CODA) will join rising star Emeraude Toubia (Shadowhunters) in the pic.

Primetime Emmy nominee Kate Mara has joined Laurence Fishburne in the sci-fi thriller, The Astronaut. Terminator: Dark Fate actor Gabriel Luna has also joined the cast.

Highland Film Group has announced at TIFF a raft of territory sales on Joe Carnahan’s real-life survival thriller Not Without Hope starring Zachary Levi from Shazam! and Josh Duhamel.

Joe Carnahan wrote and directed the feature that is based on the true story of a man who survives a boat accident that left him stranded 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Outlaw Posse, a Western being sold by Highland Film Group, stars Mario Van Peebles, Whoopi Goldberg, Edward James Olmos and Cedric the Entertainer. Highland Film Group shared an exclusive first look at the films with Variety.

Amid the hype for the second season of the The Summer I Turned Pretty or feature Red, White & Royal Blue, another Amazon title has quietly been reigning over the streaming service’s top 10.

RLJE announced today it has acquired North American rights to Muzzle, an action thriller starring Aaron Eckhart, from Highland Film Group. Directed by John Stalberg Jr. (Crypto) and based on a script by Carlyle Eubank (The Signal) from a story by Eubank and Stalberg Jr., the film is set to debut in theaters and will be made available on all rental platforms on Sept. 29.

Josh Duhamel will join the ensemble of the survival thriller “Not Without Hope,” an adaptation of Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman’s best-selling book that will be written and directed by Joe Carnahan. Also joining the cast are JoBeth Williams, Quentin Plair, Terrence Terrell, Marshall Cook, and Floriana Lima.

Highland Film Group’s action-comedy Old Guy — starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman — has landed a number of key international deals.

Highland Film Group and Nickel City Pictures are handling worldwide sales and have released the first look image of Russell Crowe and Karen Gillan crime thriller Sleeping Dogs, which recently wrapped production in Australia.

Cooper Hoffman and Christoph Waltz team up as a pair of unlikely hitmen in this first-look still from Simon West’s upcoming action comedy Old Guy. Lucy Liu also stars in the film.

Quiver Distribution has boarded recently wrapped holiday film Christmas Actually, starring Malin Akerman (Billions), Ryan Hansen (Party Down) and Amy Smart (Stargirl).

Lucy Liu (Strange World, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) have joined two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time to Die, Big Eyes, Inglourious Basterds) in Old Guy, the upcoming action comedy from Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider).

Highland Film Group has released the first look image and announced territory sales on the action thriller Gunner starring Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth, which recently wrapped production in Alabama.

Roadside Attractions has acquired the U.S. rights to Camp Hideout and will release the family comedy theatrically in the fall.

Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to sci-fi thriller The Astronaut, starring Emma Roberts (We’re the Millers) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), from Highland Film Group.

Emeraude Toubia is set to star in the high-concept horror film Rosario, the debut feature of director Felipe Vargas, who will shoot the pic in his native country of Colombia.

Sons of Anarchy alum Tommy Flanagan has signed on to star alongside Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas and more in the crime thriller Sleeping Dogs from Nickel City Pictures. Pic reunites Flanagan with Crowe following their work together on Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning classic, Gladiator.

Highland Film Group has released the first look image in Berlin from Audrey Cummings’ western action Place Of Bones starring Heather Graham and Tom Hopper.

Also starring Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins and being sold by Highland Film Group, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic and sparsely populated world.

Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Harry Greenwood and Thomas M. Wright join the cast of book-to-film crime drama film Sleeping Dogs, which shoots in Australia from next month. They join the previously announced Russell Crowe in the cast.

Highland Film Group is selling the feature from Rod Blackhurst about two friends whose attempt to make a quick buck from drug and gun deliveries erupts in violence.

Emma Roberts (Madame Web) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix franchise) have been set to star in sci-fi thriller The Astronaut, which is being produced by A Quiet Place and The Purge producer Brad Fuller.

Morgan Freeman is set to join Luke Hemsworth in the upcoming action thriller Gunner, which Highland Film Group represents for worldwide sales and will introduce to buyers at the EFM next week.

With Warner Bros.’ Shazam! Fury of the Gods gearing up for release next month, lead star Zachary Levi has lined up another major project. The actor is set to take the lead in survival thriller Not Without Hope. Adapted from Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film is written and directed by Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Boss Level). Highland Film Group is handling international sales, which will launch at the European Film Market.

Heather Graham and Tom Hopper are set to star in the western action film Place of Bones.

With Berlin’s EFM market just a few weeks away, pre-sale packages are already starting to take shape. Here’s one of the first notable ones: two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time To Die) has been set to star in action-comedy Old Guy.

Jaeden Martell (It), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space) and Sadie Soverall (Fate: The Winx Saga) have signed on to star alongside Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage in the survival action-thriller Sand and Stones from Highland Film Group, which just s

Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. rights to actor Avan Jogia’s first feature Door Mouse from Highland Film Group. The thriller starring Hayley Law (Riverdale), Keith Powers (The Tomorrow War), Famke Janssen (Long Slow Exhale), Donal Logue (*Gotham

Highland Film Group has released a first-look image from the Australia set of Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth action thriller Land Of Bad and announced a raft of pre-sales.

Kit Harington is ready to get out of his comfort zone. After spending eight years as fan-favorite character Jon Snow on cultural phenomenon 'Game of Thrones', Harington is taking on a new type of role in director Rod Blackhurst’s Blood for Dust. In th

Highland Film Group has inked distribution deals in key international territories for “Sleeping Dogs,” its upcoming thriller starring Russell Crowe. The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s novel “The Book of Mirrors.”

Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for “Blood for Dust,” a new action-thriller starring Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington and Josh Lucas. The film is directed by Rod Blackhurst, best known for Netf

Highland Film Group has dropped a hot title into the upcoming AFM as it prepares to launch worldwide sales on Nicolas Cage survival thriller Sand And Stones.

Game of Thrones and Hellboy (2019) director Neil Marshall returns to the out-and-out horror territory of his 2002 debut Dog Soldiers and his 2005 genre classic The Descent with The Lair (out Oct. 28). Set in Afghanistan, 2017, the movie stars Ch

Signature Entertainment has boarded UK-Ireland, France and Scandinavia rights on action-thriller Land Of Bad, as production gets underway on the Gold Coast and in South East Queensland, Australia.

The musician and actor Colson Baker — who is better known by his stage-name Machine Gun Kelly, or MGK — will receive the SCAD Savannah Film Festival’s Discovery Award on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 27, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report. Earl

As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to strengthening employment and development opportunities for Australia’s screen sector, over 270 jobs for local cast, crew and extras will be created through the latest film production attracted down under through our highly successful Location Incentive.

Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from Highland Film Group of Aaron Eckhart in the thriller Muzzle.

Luke Hemsworth (Westworld), Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Ricky Whittle (American Gods), Daniel MacPherson (Poker Face, Foundation) and Chika Ikogwe (Heartbreak High) join Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth in the cast of action thriller Land of Bad.

Russell Crowe will play a former homicide detective tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past in “Sleeping Dogs.” The Nickel City Pictures film marks the directorial debut of Adam Cooper, who wrote the script with Bill Collage.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to The Inhabitant, the horror film starring Odessa A’zion (Hulu’s Hellraiser), Leslie Bibb (Mrs. American Pie), Dermot Mulroney (Umma) and Lizze Broadway (The Rookie), slating it for release October 7 in more than 100 theaters. Highland Film Group is handling international rights, with sales being launched at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

Just a day after the film was acquired by AMC Networks’ business unit RLJE Films and its genre streaming service Shudder and a month before its premiere at FrightFest, Collider is happy to reveal exclusive first-look images of the upcoming horror film The

AMC Networks’ business unit RLJE Films and its genre streaming service Shudder have acquired North American rights to the Neil Marshall-directed horror film The Lair from Highland Film Group, with the latter also picking up the rights for UK, Ireland, Aus

Congratulations to the cast of @HiglandFilmGroup’s music-filled fictional biopic #Taurus, who walked the red carpet at last night's 2022 @Tribeca Film Festival premiere in its "Official Selection" category. @HighlandFilmGroup will handle international sal

Highland Film Group has closed a raft of territory deals on action heist thriller Bandit starring Josh Duhamel and Mel Gibson.

Highland Film Group has closed multiple territory sales on Vietnam War action thriller Ambush which has been filming in Colombia and relocates to southern California at the end of the month. The film stars Aaron Eckhart, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Connor Pao

Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson star in “57 Seconds,” a thriller based in the world of tech and big pharma. The film is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Tales From the Hood,” “Chappelle’s Show”), and written by Macon Blair (Netflix’s “*I Don’t Feel at

Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington and Josh Lucas are set to star in “Blood for Dust,” an upcoming action thriller that will be directed by Rod Blackhurst.

Highland Film Group (HFG) has struck a partnership deal with BuzzFeed Studios that will see them develop, produce, acquire and distribute three to five feature films per year in the $5 million-$12 million range.

Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has picked up international rights to Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic Taurus.

Steven Lang (Avatar), Nick Cassavetes (Face/Off) and Diego Tinoco ('Teen Wolf') have joined Aaron Eckhart in upcoming thriller Muzzle.

Vertical Entertainment has picked up all rights for the UK and Ireland to Highland Film Group’s historical action drama Medieval.

Ming-Na Wen (The Book of Boba Fett) and Esai Morales (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One) have signed on to star alongside Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool) in the long-gestating sci-fi thriller Persephone, from director Jeffrey Morris (*Oc

U.S. production company Catalyst Studios is launching with a slate of female-fronted projects that will be repped for sales by Highland Film Group.

Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth are set to star in action-thriller film Land Of Bad, we can reveal.

Neil LaBute and Maggie Q will team up for “Fear the Night,” a new action-thriller from Quiver Distribution. Principal photography began earlier this month in Los Angeles.

Screen Media has acquired North American rights to the psychological thriller The Good Neighbor, from director Stephan Rick (The Dark Side of the Moon), with plans for a day-and-date theatrical release in June.

In an often youth-obsessed society, this year’s Oscars reflect a stage where age is justifiably celebrated and recognized.

Highland Film Group is launching the film — from writer/director Daniel Casey and about a tech-savvy thief who hacks a supposed millionaire's bank account — at the virtual European Film Market.

Saban Films has picked up North American and UK and Ireland rights to Yale Productions and Grandave Capital’s Cole Hauser and Mel Gibson action thriller Panama as Highland Film Group continues talks with international buyers at EFM.

Highland Film Group has locked a raft of key pre-sales on in-demand Josh Lucas survival thriller The Black Demon and released a first-look image as talks with EFM buyers continue.

Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games movies) are set to lead the cast of time-bending sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds.

Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood) is directing, the screenplay was written by Macon Blair

Signature Entertainment has secured the distribution rights to three new titles from Highland Film Group for various territories ahead of the virtual European Film Market, which kicks off Thursday.

Sundance showed that distributors — be they streamers or theatrical players — are as hungry as ever for content. Heading into the European Film Market (EFM), the view from the US — where sellers and buyers are mostly staying put — is that the market shoul

Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) will lead the cast of thriller pic Muzzle;, which is being helmed by John Stalberg Jr (Crypto).

Fernanda Urrejola and Julio Cesar Cedillo will star alongside Josh Lucas in “The Black Demon.” The survival thriller is the latest film from Adrian Grünberg, the director of “Rambo: Last Blood” and “Get the Gringo.”

Having just wrapped the Gerard Butler thriller, The Plane, actor Oliver Trevena signed on to star in and Executive Produce the indie feature film, Wire Room, which began principal photography in Birmingham, Alabama last week.

One of the several SVOD debuts on Netflix in the United States in January 2022 will be Zone 414 (also known as Zone 414 – City of Robots), a gritty sci-fi action thriller headlined by Guy Pearce. Here’s what you need to know about Zone 414 coming to Net

Highland Film Group has recently revealed the first trailer for its upcoming family adventure drama 'The Tiger Rising'. Based on the New York Times bestseller written by Kate DiCamillo, the upcoming film will star iconic rapper, actor, and producer Queen

Independent distributors looking for opportunities in the video-on-demand (VoD) marketplace are often operating in a “Wild West” environment where platforms have the upper hand, according to speakers at a virtual AFM panel on Wednesday (November 3).

The film is the second in the Fortress franchise and also stars Chad Michael Murray and Jesse Metcalfe.

Bruce Willis is all tied up in this exclusive first-look photo from upcoming action thriller Fortress 2.

Screen can reveal an exclusive first look at Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings star Simu Liu and Phillipa Soo in Andy Fickman’s romance One True Loves, which Highland Film Group is selling at this week’s virtual American Film Market (AFM, Nove

Getting romantic dramas made in today’s cinematic landscape is becoming more and more challenging, yet veteran director Andy Fickman (“She’s the Man,” “The Game Plan,” “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,”), who is currently in production on the buzzy indie “One True

As Marvel’s newest superhero, Simu Liu flexed a lot of skills (and muscle) in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: martial arts, comedy and, as a traumatized son reuniting with his estranged father, drama. The Canadian actor’s latest film, One True

Kevin Dillon and Sam Asghari have boarded the action thriller Hot Seat. Deadline previously reported that Mel Gibson would star in the film. The Lionsgate company Grindstone Entertainment will handle North America distribution, and Highland Film Group is

Josh Lucas will battle a giant shark in “The Black Demon,” a survival thriller from “Rambo: Last Blood” director Adrian Grunberg. The film was written by Boise Esquerra (“Blackwater”) and is set to start principal photography in December on location in th

George A. Romero took on American consumerism with his masterpiece Dawn of the Dead and now filmmaker Casey Tebo looks to put a modern spin on it with Black Friday, which kicks off the holiday season by spreading some Christmas fear.

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EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Tom (The Joy Luck Club), Oscar nominee Michael O’Keefe (The Great Santini), Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do!), Cooper van Grootel (Peacock’s One of Us is Lying), Oona Yaffe (Fox’s Sleepy Hollow) and Phinehas Yoon (CBS’ Bad Teacher)

Highland Film Group has picked up worldwide sales and will launch talks with international buyers at the virtual AFM on Thomas Jane vampire comedy horror 'Slayers' which The Avenue has acquired for US distribution.

EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson is back in hero mode for Hot Seat, a thriller he’ll star in with production to begin November 1 in New Mexico. The Lionsgate company Grindstone Entertainment will handle North America distribution, and Highland Film Group is handli

EXCLUSIVE: Michaela Conlin has joined the ensemble cast of the adaptation of One True Loves. The film stars Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey with Andy Fickman on board to direct. Taylor Jenkins Reid and Alex Jenkins Reid will adapt the script. Base

Highland Film Group has pre-sold distribution rights to key international territories on romance “One True Loves,” starring Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”). The film adaption of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel also stars Emm

Hayley Law (Riverdale, Altered Carbon) is showing off her artistic skills in the first look photo of actor-turned-filmmaker Avan Jogia’s neo-noir thriller. Law leads the cast as Mouse, a woman stuck in a dead-end job at Mama’s Burlesque Club all night, wh

Bruce Willis is on the lookout in the first look photo for Fortress, an action thriller set in a top-secret resort for retired U.S. intelligence officers. The story take place when a group of criminals led by Balzary (Chad Michael Murray) breach the resor

This past year, historic steps were taken to address the last 100 years of inequality against women and non-binary filmmakers. However, much work is left to be done. At Breaking Through the Lens , we believe that access to finance and budget size are the

Highland Film Group has come on board to co-finance and has acquired worldwide rights to romance One True Loves starring Phillipa Soo from Hamilton, Simu Liu from this week’s Marvel Studios release Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, and Luke Brace

The Entertainment Finance Forum (EFF) is a collaborative event for strategic thinkers and creative minds. On September 9th, 2021 join us virtually for engaging Panel Discussions and Fireside Chats. Whether you’re an Investor, Creator, Producer, Distributo

‘The System’: The Avenue Acquires Thriller Starring Tyrese Gibson, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven & Lil Yachty

Brit specialist distributor ILY Films has picked up U.K. right to Supercell, a Twister-style action/disaster movie about storm chasers starring Alec Baldwin. The feature, from first-time director Herbert James Winterstern, is currently in post and set for

The Lair follows Sgt. Tom Hook as he is tasked with leading a unit to find Lt. Kate Sinclair after the Royal Air Force fighter pilot was shot down in Afghanistan. Pursued by insurgents, Sinclair has sought shelter in an abandoned bunker where she unwittin

Faced with collapsing windows and an expanding array of digital releasing options, sales agents are moving into US distribution to better serve their filmmaker partners. Unlike mini-majors Lionsgate, Miramax and STX, whose distribution and sales arms have

**Josh Duhamel (pictured above), Mel Gibson, Elisha Cuthbert and Nestor Carbonell star in “Bandit,” which Highland Film Group is selling at Cannes. Allan Ungar directs. Kraig Wenman wrote the script based on author Robert Knuckle’s best-selling novel and

Actor Luke Kleintank talks to CMN about his pandemic year and the upcoming film The Good Neighbour which is being repped by Highland Film Group for international.

Before Netflix docuseries *The* *Tiger King* enthralled homebound audiences early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, actor Dennis Quaid had his own experience with a tiger.

Josh Duhamel has had a whirlwind first half of 2021.

**At the top of the year, he flew to the Dominican Republic to star opposite Jennifer Lopez in Lionsgate’s *Shotgun Wedding*, replacing Armie Hammer in the 11th hour after Hammer left to projec

With his latest project *Supercell*, Alec Baldwin is going up against Mother Nature.

Screen* can reveal a first-look image of Jonathan Rhys Meyers in *The Good Neighbor*, which Highland Film Group is selling at the Pre-Cannes Screenings this week.

International distributors will get a first look at action thriller “Gasoline Alley” at the upcoming Cannes Market. The film, which stars Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa, is represented by Highland Film Group.

Highland Film Group has launched talks with buyers at virtual Cannes market on the upcoming disaster movie *Supcercell* starring Alec Baldwin, Skeet Ulrich and Anne Heche, and *Screen* has obtained the first image from production.

Nestor Carbonell, who plays weatherman Yanko Flores the in buzzy series *The Morning Show*, has joined Mel Gibson and Josh Duhamel in *Bandit*, an action thriller being directed by Allan Ungar.

Hayley Law (*Riverdale, Altered Carbon*) and Keith Powers (*The Tomorrow War, Straight Outta Compton*) are set to star in actor Avan Jogia’s debut feature, Door Mouse, which just wrapped production in Canada.

Highland Film Group heads into the virtual Cannes market next month with worldwide sales rights to the completed supernatural thriller Warhunt starring Mickey Rourke. Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga, The Last Airbender), and Robert Knepper (Jack Reach

Highland Film Group heads into the virtual Cannes market next month with worldwide sales rights to the completed supernatural thriller Warhunt starring Mickey Rourke. Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga, The Last Airbender), and Robert Knepper (Jack Reach

EXCLUSIVE: Skeet Ulrich and Anne Heche have joined Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin in the natural disaster adventure film Supercell. The film, which is already in production in Georgia and Montana, is directed by Herbert James Winterstern (NBC’s Siberia) from

EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla Films has set The Fortress as a trilogy, with Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray and Kelly Greyson starring for director Cullen Bressack. The first installment began production today in Puerto Rico, and EFF has set a

In a PEOPLE exclusive look at the first trailer for American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, the Oscar winner takes on the real story of lawyer James Laughlin who defends Mildred Gillars, an American woman accused of treason for broadcasting Nazi propag

Pierce Brosnan and Nick Cannon are teaming up for a thrilling new adventure.

In a PEOPLE exclusive look at the first trailer for The Misfits, the duo star in an action-packed high-stakes game where Brosnan stars as Richard Pace, a brilliant internation

Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Luke Kleintank will star in “The Good Neighbor,” a remake of German thriller “Unter Nachbarn.”

EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group has hired Caleb Ward as VP Acquisitions and promoted Anita Levian to Head of Business and Legal Affairs, from Senior Director of Business Affairs. The moves are effective immediately.

In addition, a roster of Highland’s k

EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales rights to Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) action-thriller The Misfits and will distribute the movie in the U.S. through its sister distribution banner The Avenue in partnership with Paramount Pictures.

Highland Film Group has signed distribution deals for action-thriller One Way in markets including Germany, Australia and Italy.

Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa are set to star in rollicking action thriller “Gasoline Alley.” Highland Film Group, which is handling international rights, is presenting the project to buyers at this week’s European Film Market (EFM).

Colson’s 11-year-old daughter also makes her acting debut in the film: “To watch her deliver and naturally have this talent … that was a really cool moment.”

Alec Baldwin has been set to star in Supercell, an action film to be directed by Herbert James Winterstern that will shoot this year on location in Montana and Georgia. The casting comes as the the film’s production company, Ryan Winterstern and Nathan Kl

Screen can reveal a first-look image of Robert De Niro and Jack Huston in action thriller Wash Me In The River, which has wrapped production in Puerto Rico.

The Highland Film Group pic stars Cole Hauser as a rugged ex-marine sent undercover and is directed by action specialist Mark Neveldine.

EXCLUSIVE: New UK distributor ILY Films has acquired Louise Linton comedy-thriller Me You Madness for UK, France and French-speaking Europe.

EXCLUSIVE: Euphoria star Storm Reid is set to join Kevin Bacon, Colson Baker and Travis Fimmel the thriller One Way. Also joining the cast are Casie Baker, Drea de Matteo, Meagan Holder, Thomas Francis Murphy, Luis Da Silva Jr., Rhys Coiro, Danny Bohnen

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Huston has stepped in to play the male lead in Wash Me in the River, joining Robert De Niro and John Malkovich in the Randall Emmett-directed action drama.

The 41st American Film Market was the first AFM to take place online, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the the world of independent film has kept its chin up amid daunting challenges.

Fresh off of launching their own domestic distribution outfit, Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier’s prolific sales, financing and production company returns to AFM with a full slate of star-driven genre fare.

The Aaron Eckhart action thriller Ambush has added Vikings and The Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Connor Paolo from ABC’s Revenge.

The adage about never forgetting your first time carries extra resonance for Randall Emmett, who shot his feature directing debut – Florida‐set crime thriller Midnight In The Switchgrass starring Emile Hirsch, Bruce Willis and Megan Fox – at the height of

The campy comedy-thriller marks the first film directed by the actress, who is the wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

The Independent Film and Television Alliance is forging ahead on Nov. 9 with the 41st edition of the American Film Market with a full slate of 500 exhibitors and 200 speakers for conferences, panels, conversations, workshops and podcasts.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Bacon has come aboard Andrew Baird’s action thriller One Way, joining already announced cast Colson Baker and Travis Fimmel.

Marshall also wrote and will produce the action thriller, with Highland Film Group handling worldwide sales, starting at the virtual American Film Market.

Allan Ungar, who helmed the viral “Uncharted fan” film that starred Nathan Fillion, will direct.

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.

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).

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.

The American Film Market on Tuesday unveiled more details about AFM 2020 Online, its virtual edition that is set to run November 9-13.

EXCLUSIVE: Robert De Niro, Colson “Machine Gun Kelly” Baker and John Malkovich are set to star in Wash Me in the River, a drama that will mark the second directorial outing of Randall Emmett. Emmett, who just restarted production on Midnight in the Switch

EXCLUSIVE: Colson Baker (The Dirt), aka Machine Gun Kelly, and Travis Fimmel (Vikings) are set to star in action-thriller One Way, which will be directed by Andrew Baird (Zone 414) from a script by Ben Conway.

“The Tiger Rising,” which is repped by Highland Film Group and based on Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times bestselling children’s book, centers on 10-year-old Rob (Christian Convery), who has just lost his mother, and who’s prone to allowing his imagination

EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group is launching The Avenue Entertainment, a new U.S. theatrical distribution arm with industry veteran JJ Caruth as President of Domestic Marketing & Distribution. The Avenue will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Ambush, the Vietnam War action thriller toplined by Aaron Echkart. Cody Christian, Dermot Mulroney and Jason Genao have also joined the cast of the pic, which is co-written and to be directed by

A naïve Catholic teenager explores her sexuality in this gentle indie comedy.

Movie audiences have long been watching coming-of-age sex comedies engineered by and for the male perspective. But the forthcoming Yes, God, Yes—a semiautobiographical film from Karen Maine, cowriter of Obvious Child—flips the script, telling a story of s

Based on the book of the same name, the Cannes online market-bound film will recount a 2009 boating tragedy which saw four friends caught up in a violent storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis has signed to star in three more pictures for Emmett/Furla Films. EFF co-CEOs Randall Emmett and George Furla have made 17 films with Willis, the latest of which is Midnight in the Switchgrass, a drama that marks the directorial de

Vertigo Releasing has secured UK and Ireland rights to Bella Thorne crime thriller Infamous and action horror Ghosts Of War from Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Bella Thorne feature Infamous, Deadline has learned. The distributor has set a virtual cinema and VOD release date of June 12 for the pic which was written and d

Led by CAA Media Finance, Endeavor Content, ICM Partners, and UTA, the coalition Deadline first revealed of more than 30 independent film companies are confirmed to convene remotely June 22-28 for a virtual market in lieu of the physical Cannes Film Festi

Saban Films has acquired the Daniel Roby-directed Most Wanted starring Josh Hartnett (Lucky Number Slevin, Penny Dreadful), Antoine Olivier Pilon (Mommy) and Jim Gaffigan (Chappaquiddick). The crime-thriller will debut in the U.S. this summer. André Roule

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV have acquired North American rights to Inheritance, the thriller starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg. The news comes ahead of the film’s premiere at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival. Under terms of the deal

Queen Latifah and Madalen Mills star in Ray Giarratana’s “The Tiger Rising.” The drama is based on Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times Bestselling children’s book and produced by Deborah Giarratana and Ryan Donnell Smith. Highland Film Group is handling worl

Pearce plays a P.I. hired to track down a missing girl on a colony of robots in the film, being sold at Berlin’s European Film Market by Highland Film Group. Guy Pearce takes aim — quite possibly at a robot — in this first-look still from sci-fi thriller

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has swopped on U.S. rights to Open Source, the upcoming action thriller starring Bruce Willis and Jesse Metcalfe. Pic is being directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Chris LaMont and Joe Russo. Also starring are

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox and Bruce Willis are joining Emile Hirsch in Randall Emmett’s directorial debut Midnight In The Switchgrass, which Highland Film Group will be selling at the upcoming EFM. Set in 2004, the film will follow an FBI agent (Fox) and a Flo

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe nominee Guy Pearce and Italian model Matilda Lutz have joined Andrew Baird’s sci-fi movie Zone 414 which is currently shooting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales. Set in the near future in

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EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Eckhart has found a vehicle to follow the hit WWII drama Midway, this one set in the Vietnam War. He’ll star in the Dark Mark Productions film Ambush. Written and directed by Mark Earl Burman, the action-thriller is based on the true sto

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Trammell, Katharine McPhee Foster and young actor Christian Convery are set to star alongside Queen Latifah, Dennis Quaid and Madalen Mills in The Tiger Rising. Ray Giarratana is directing the film from a screenplay he adapted based on the

Vertical Entertainment has acquired Skylin3s, the third installment of the Skyline franchise, for North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa rights ahead of AFM. Series co-creator Liam O’Donnell returns to write and direct after h

Arianne Fraser – CEO; Delphine Perrier – COO, Highland Film Group Thrills and spills from this sales and financing company. Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier’s worldwide sales, production and film financing company Highland Film Group (HFG) has scored g

EXCLUSIVE: Trace Adkins, Thora Birch, Peter Facinelli, Anne Heche, Will Peltz and Paz Vega have been set to lead the cast of 13 Minutes, a tornado-driven drama that will mark the feature directing debut of Lindsay Gossling. Shooting starts next month in O

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Yes, God, Yes, the coming-of-age pic that stars Stranger Things‘ Natalia Dyer and had its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW, where it won a Special Jury Award for its ensemble cast. The

In the 1988-set horror-thriller We Summon the Darkness, three best friends — Alexis, Val, and Beverly — embark on a road trip to a heavy metal music festival where they bond with three guys in a band. Following the show, the group heads off to Alexis’ pa

In the wake of Hellboy, Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) is next headed to the 1600s for a witch hunt in The Reckoning, and THR shared the first image from the film this week. Highland Film Group is shopping the film at the Toronto Film Festival.

Dennis Quaid and newcomer Madalen Mills are set to co-star opposite Queen Latifahin The Tiger Rising, a film adaptation to Kate DiCamillo’s 2001 New York Times Bestselling children’s book. The pic will be presented at the Toronto Film Festival via Highlan

Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman and Frank Grillo are set as leads in the action film, Panama, directed by Daniel Adams, who also co-wrote the screenplay with William R. Barber. The pic, which is inspired by true events, is being produced Michelle Chydzik Sowa

EXCLUSIVE: Travis Fimmel is set to star in the Andrew Baird-directed sci-fi thriller Zone 414. Written by Bryan Edward Hill, the film marks Baird’s feature film directorial debut. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, which will launch at the u

Joel McHale, The Handmaid’s Tale actress Amanda Brugel, and Robert Maillet (Sherlock Holmes, Pacific Rim) have been added to the cast of Becky, an action-thriller which is being helmed by Bushwick directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Kevin James wa

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin James, who rose to success via comedies from CBS’ long-running The King of Queens to films like Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Grown Ups, is flipping the script. He has come aboard the action thriller Becky, where he is set to play the baddie o

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Neil Marshall has firmed his next action thriller, The Reckoning. He has set Joe Anderson (The Crazies), Steven Waddington (The Imitation Game) and Sean Pertwee (Gotham) to star alongside Charlotte Kirk (Vice). Marshall, whose f

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 ou

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – A veteran Hollywood movie producer said Saturday that Cyprus’ aspirations to become an international film destination hinge on whether authorities can deliver on a pledge to provide cash rebates and tax exemptions to filmmakers. Mar

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 follo

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-r

Jake Manley will star opposite Bella Thorne in “Southland,” Variety has learned. The film centers on a diner employee named Arielle who dreams of a better life outside of her small Florida town. After falling for a young parolee named Dean, she convinces

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis is set to star in Matt Eskandari’s action thriller Survive the Night for Emmett/Furla/ Oasis Films. The pic marks the 16th collaboration between Willis and producers Randall Emmett and George Furla. It’s also the second feature betwee

Following the success of Mandy, Nicolas Cage reunites with RLJE Films. RLJE Films has acquired the action-thriller A Score To Settle. Written by John Newman (“Get Shorty”) and directed by Shawn Ku (Beautiful Boy), produced by Goldrush Entertainment’s Eric

Eammon Films is proud to announce the nationwide theatrical release of Stuck, a modern musical film starring Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad”, “Better Call Saul”), Amy Madigan(Gone Baby Gone, Field of Dreams) and musical sensation Ashanti set on the New

Simon Pegg and Connie Nielsen are also in the cast. Chace Crawford, best known for his work on Gossip Girl, has joined the case of Inheritance, an indie thriller currently in production with Vaughn Stein directing. Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Lily Collins

Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in Jiu Jitsu, a martial arts action indie written and directed by Dimitri Logothetis (Kickboxer: Retaliation, the upcoming Kickboxer: Armageddon) based on the comic book of the same title, which Logothetis wrote with Jim

It’s a sign of the shifting sands in the global content industry when the largest film-trading platform in Asia starts talking up its connections to the worlds of TV and streaming. But that is certainly the case with this year’s edition of the Hong Kong I

In honor of the film being released tomorrow, March 12 on VOD and Digital HD by Momentum Pictures, ShockYa is premiering an exclusive clip, which is titled ‘The CIA Betrayed You.’ The clip also features two of the other main stars from the comedy, includi

Add Simon Pegg to the list of actors who’ve undergone radical transformations for a role. The British comedian surprised fans this weekend when he showed off his extreme weight loss and muscle gain for the upcoming film, Inheritance. His personal trainer

Netflix is not entirely to blame for market woes in the independent sector, a panel of international sales agents said at the Entertainment Finance Forum presented by Winston Baker on Wednesday February 28th. Despite frequent stories about the challenges

Buyers have responded strongly at EFM to Trauma Center, the first in the three-film pact between Bruce Willis and MoviePass Films that Highland Film Group has licensed in multiple territories. Studiocanal has acquired rights to the hospital-set action thr

Today, we’re happy to debut an exclusive trailer and poster for Welcome to Acapulco, a new thriller that travels down to the sun-soaked beaches of Acapulco to unfold an action-packed mystery. The film follows video game designer Matt Booth, who heads to t

Lily Collins in joining Simon Pegg in the independent thriller “Inheritance.” Vaughn Stein, who recently helmed “Terminal” with Pegg and Margot Robbie, is directing. “Inheritance” explores what happens when the patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family s

EXCLUSIVE: Assassination Nation and Famous In Love star Bella Thorne is set to star in writer-director Joshua Caldwell’s (Layover) crime feature Southland, about two young lovers who rob their way across the southland, posting their exploits to social med

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis has made a three-picture deal with MoviePass Films. MoviePass Films CEOs and Co-founders Randall Emmett, George Furla, and Ted Farnsworth set the deal. It solidified a long relationship that Willis has had with Emmett/Furla/Oasis.

Here are some striking first look stills from the production of Medieval, the historical action-drama starring Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Til Schweiger, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode and William Mosely.

We told you over the weekend that the Greg and Colin Strause’s Skyline franchise would be continuing with Skylines, which will bring upon the return of Beyond Skyline’s Lindsey Morgan as Captain Rose Corley. In the film, Corley is a human with extraterres

Highland Film Group has bolstered its AFM slate with international rights to Skylines, the third entry in the Skyline sci-fi franchise that puts the focus on returning cast member and rising Latina star Lindsey Morgan. XYZ Films represents North American

Amid the blur of technological change, producers at the American Film Market are seeking to become an all-encompassing destination for storytellers. That was the prevailing sentiment that emerged Friday the panel titled the Producer and Financier Perspect

Simon Pegg and Kate Mara will star in the high-stakes thriller Inheritance, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. British filmmaker Vaughn Stein is set to direct, fresh from his recent work with Pegg and Margot Robbie in his noir thriller and directorial de

The first look at Tye Sheridan in The Night Clerk is here. Sheridan stars as late-shift hotel clerk Bart Bromley, a highly intelligent autistic man who uses surveillance cameras to record guests in an effort to improve his social skills. When a woman is m

Alexandra Daddario and Nashville actor Keean Johnson are set to star in We Summon the Darkness, a horror thriller to be directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer). Maddie Hasson (Impulse, Novitiate), Logan Miller (Love, Simon), Amy Forsyth (Beautiful Boy)

Oscar winner Helen Hunt, Ana de Armas, and John Leguizamo are set to join Tye Sheridan in The Night Clerk, which Sheridan is also producing. Michael Cristofer wrote the screenplay and is directing the film as production began this week. Sheridan stars as

Josh Hartnett is an investigative journalist on the hunt for the truth amid police corruption in Thailand in crime thriller Gut Instinct, from writer/director Daniel Roby (Versailles). Based on a true story, the film sees Hartnett attempt to unravel a twi

Gotti, the biopic starring John Travolta as mob boss John V. Gotti, is heading to Cannes, where it will screen May 15, festival organizers confirmed Wednesday. The film will have “its world premiere as a special gala screening in the Palais des Festivals

If you liked I, Tonya, get ready for Margot Robbie‘s second producorial effort under her LuckyChap banner, the mysterious Neo-Noir Terminal. We got our first teaser trailer for the film last week, and it was a stylish cinematography showcase, but we still

Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s brutal A Vigilante, feels like it’s coming along at just the right cultural moment that it could become a talking point for female empowerment. It’s a story of trauma, domestic violence and vengeance that’s driven by a fearless, rem

EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group has come on board to handle international rights to Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo action drama Boss Level. The company, which is led by Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier, is launching the Joe Carnahan-directed picture at Ber

EXCLUSIVE: X-Men and Ready Player One star Tye Sheridan is to front crime drama The Night Clerk, written and directed by Original Sin director and Bonfire of the Vanities screenwriter Michael Cristofer. The film is produced by David Wulf, producer of fort

Some of the most impressive first features are those that don’t appear to be first features at all – that, instead, seem like the work of a seasoned pro who commits fully to familiar material, and somehow reinvigorates clichés and conventions. “Braven” ma

RLJE Films has acquired all U.S. rights to Vaughn Stein’s noir thriller “Terminal,” starring Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, Mike Myers, Max Irons, and Dexter Fletcher. The deal with Highland Film Group was announced on Wednesday, a day after Robbie received a

EXCLUSIVE: As the AFM gears up, Highland Film Group has boarded worldwide rights on Josh Hartnett-starrer Gut Instinct. Directed and written by Daniel Roby (Versailles), the crime thriller also stars Antoine-Olivier Pilon (Mommy). Based on a true story, t

First Point and Goldrush Entertainment will produce. Nicolas Cage will topline A Score to Settle, an action thriller from director Shawn Ku. A Score to Settle follows a convicted mob enforcer (Cage) battling a terminal illness. When he is released from pr

Principal photography has begun on the third instalment of the Escape Plan action franchise starring Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista and Max Zhang. Highland Film Group handles international sales on Escape Plan: 3: Devil’s Station and Lionsgate will dis

Stuck is an original musical film about a New York City subway train that stops in a tunnel beneath the city, with six complete strangers stuck inside the rear car. The strangers are a cross section of New Yorkers, of different races, cultural backgrounds

Jim Sturgess is also boarding the latest film in the ‘Cities of Love’ anthology series launched by Emmanuel Benbihy in 2006. Love is in the air for Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Jim Sturgess. The trio have joined the cast of Berlin, I Love You, which

Steven C. Miller is directing the project, which will now be a China-U.S. co-production. Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista will team up with Sylvester Stallone for Escape Plan 2, the sequel to the 2013 prison-break thriller. Steven C. Miller, who

After years of quietly assembling an eye-catching stable of sales titles, Highland Film Group is poised to step up to the major leagues with its upcoming slate. Highland Film Group, the West Hollywood outfit run by CEO Arianne Fraser and COO Delphine Perr

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star will topline the pic from Miscellaneous Entertainment and director Eric Bress and is set to shoot in March. Brenton Thwaites is set to lead Ghosts of War. The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales star will t

Escape Plan 2, the sequel to the 2013 Sly Stallone-Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller, is becoming a global affair. Emmett/Furla/Oasis’ Randall Emmett and George Furla have joined forces with Leomus Pictures CEO Jie Qiu to make the film a Chinese co-productio

Nicolas Cage, Faye Dunaway & Nicky Whelan Star In ‘Inconceivable’ EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Faye Dunaway have signed on to star in Inconceivable, with Nicky Whelan co-starring in the Jonathan Baker-directed thriller. Chloe King wrote the s

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis has been set to star in First Kill, a Steven C. Miller-directed action thriller that Emmett/Furla/Oasis will produce, finance and release through its U.S. deal with Lionsgate Premiere. It’s the 11th collaboration between EFO and Wi

Simon Pegg, Mike Myers, Max Irons (The Riot Club) and Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Kick-Ass) have joined Margot Robbie in the cast of Vaughn Stein’s noir thriller Terminal. Terminal tells the story of two hit-men (Fletcher and Iro

Nicolas Cage will star in the thriller “Philly Fury,” with helmer Steven C. Miller set to begin shooting in May. Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films are producing. “Philly Fury” will be released in the U.S. through Lionsgate Premie

Highland Film Group has released the first look photo of Jason Momoa in the new survival thriller Braven, which recently wrapped principal photography. No release date has been set at this time, but Highland Film Group will be handling international sales

EXCLUSIVE: Scoot McNairy has joined the Jody Hill comedy The Legacy Of A Whitetail Deer Hunter opposite Josh Brolin and Danny McBride. RelatedJeff Daniels, Scoot McNairy In Talks To Board Scott Frank’s ‘Godless’ Scott Rudin is producing the film along wit

Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier also note whose star power hasn’t waned and the No. 1 threat to foreign presales. In September, Arianne Fraser, 37, and Delphine Perrier, 44, of Highland Film Group were mobbed when bringing Aquaman star Jason Momoa to

Highland Film Group and CAA are selling Vaughn Stein’s film in Berlin. Margot Robbie will star in Vaughn Stein’s noir thriller Terminal. Stein wrote the screenplay and will direct the film, which is in pre-production. It follows two hit men as they embark

The plot unfolds after a stadium is seized during a major sporting event by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding ransom. Scott Mann will direct the action-thriller Final Score, which is based on a script by The Brothers Lynch. The story is set at

Following the domestic zombie drama Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger is staying in sombre mode for 478. Schwarzenegger has been attached to the revenge story since June, and the film now has a director. Elliott Lester, who directed Arnold’s fellow Expendable