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EXCLUSIVE: Raquel Nave has signed with Paradigm, after wrapping a breakout role in the dramatic thriller Black Flies from Open Road and Sculptor Media. The film from director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire (A Prayer Before Dawn), based on Shannon Burke’s novel of the same name, has her starring alongside Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Katherine Waterston, Michael Pitt and Mike Tyson.

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Liam Neeson Thriller ‘Thug’ Adds Ron Perlman, Yolonda Ross & Daniel Diemer

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Perlman (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio), Yolonda Ross (The Chi) and Daniel Diemer (The Midnight Club) will star opposite Liam Neeson in the mob thriller Thug, reteaming the Oscar nominee with Cold Pursuit director Hans Petter Moland.

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Open Road Lands North American Rights To Gerard Butler Action Pic ‘Kandahar’ In Eight-Figure Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films has acquired North American rights to Gerard Butler action thriller Kandahar in a splashy eight-figure deal (low teens, we understand).

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‘When I’m Ready’ Wraps; Pic About First Love Before Apocalypse Stars Andrew Ortenberg, June Schreiner

EXCLUSIVE: Film Bridge International and 19th Hole Productions have shot and are ready to shop the end-of-the-world YA romance When I’m Ready, starring up and comers Andrew Ortenberg and June Schreiner along with Thalia Besson, Dermot Mulroney and Lauren Cohan.

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Raquel Nave Signs With APA After Boarding Open Road Thriller ‘Black Flies’

EXCLUSIVE: Raquel Nave has signed with APA, after wrapping a breakout role in the dramatic thriller Black Flies from Open Road and Sculptor Media. The film from director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire (A Prayer Before Dawn), based on Shannon Burke’s novel of the same name, has her starring alongside Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Katherine Waterston, Michael Pitt and Mike Tyson.

Michael Pitt Boards Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan Paramedics Thriller ‘Black Flies’

EXCLUSIVE: Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Pitt has joined Open Road and Sculptor Media’s drama-thriller Black Flies opposite Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan and Katherine Waterston.

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Liam Neeson To Star In Gangster Thriller ‘Thug’ For ‘Copshop’ & ‘Rush Hour’ Producers, Mossbank & CAA To Launch Sales — Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: Liam Neeson is set to star in thriller Thug, reuniting with his Cold Pursuit director Hans Petter Moland, who will direct the film for Sculptor Media and Electromagnetic Productions, with Mossbank and CAA handling international sales at next week’s Cannes market.

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Katherine Waterston Joins Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan In Open Road Films & Sculptor Media Thriller ‘Black Flies’

EXCLUSIVE: Fantastic Beasts franchise star Katherine Waterston is boarding the drama thriller Black Flies opposite 2x Oscar winner Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan.

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‘End Of Watch’ TV Adaptation Co-Written By Movie’s David Ayer Gets Fox Script-To-Series Commitment

David Ayer is bringing his 2012 movie End of Watch to television. Fox has handed a script-to-series commitment to the police drama project based on original film which starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña.

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‘End of Watch’ Series Adaptation in the Works at Fox

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series adaptation of the 2012 film “End of Watch” has gotten a script to series commitment at Fox, Variety has learned.The one-hour drama project hails from writers and executive producers David Ayer and David Matthews, with Ayer having written and directed the film. Like the film, the show would follow the daily grind of two young police officers in Los Angeles who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.Ayer will executive produce via Cedar Park Studios, with the company’s Chris Long and Darryll C. Scott also executive producing.

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Gerard Butler & ‘John Wick’ Creator Derek Kolstad Team For ‘Just Watch Me’ Based On Books By ‘Dexter’ Scribe; New Sales Company Mossbank Launches EFM Hot Project

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one for action aficionados. Gerard Butler (Greenland) is eyeing the starring role in heist thriller movie Just Watch Me, which John Wick creator and Nobody scribe Derek Kolstand is set to script from the novel by Jeff Lindsay (Dexter).

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David Ayer & Chris Long’s Cedar Park Become Buyers Through Funding Partnership With Raven Capital Management

EXCLUSIVE: David Ayer and Chris Long’s production studio Cedar Park Entertainment will take the leap to indie studio status after sealing a partnership with Raven Capital Management. For Ayer — the writer/director of films that include Suicide Squad, The Tax Collector, Bright, Fury, End of Watch and Street Kings – and Long (former Programming Chief at Audience Network), the deal gives them the cash to allow for growth and autonomy.