Timur Bekmambetov Signs With Artist International Group
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov has signed with Artist International Group for management. Bekmambetov, who remains repped by WME, most recently wrapped the Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson starring sci-fi feature Mercy for Amazon MGM Studios.
Produced by Oscar-nominated producer Charles Roven (Oppenheimer), Mercy is set in the near future when capital crime has increased.
The pic follows a detective (Pratt) who is accused of a violent crime and forced to prove his innocence. The filmmaker broke through with his supernatural action-adventure feature Night Watch which spawned the sequel Day Watch.
His first big Hollywood project was the blockbuster Wanted for Universal. That film starred James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, and it grossed $342 million worldwide.
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